Ryan Gosling’s Mom Convinced Him To Surprise Toronto Café With A Visit

Cue the awws.

TORONTO — Ryan Gosling plays astronaut Neil Armstrong in his new film "First Man," but he proved he's pretty down to earth at the Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday.

Coffee shop owner Joelle Murray said the London, Ont.-born movie star turned up mid-afternoon to say hello and greet patrons, despite the fact that her east-end shop is a 20-minute drive from the main festival strip.

Murray had been pursuing the star since Sept. 3 with a social media campaign in which she posted photos of herself and a life-size cardboard cutout of Gosling, promising 15 per cent off if he showed up at Grinder Coffee during TIFF.